German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble waiting to vote on financial help for Greece at the Bundestag in Berlin, yesterday. German lawmakers approved by a large majority a package of measures aimed at cutting Greece’s debt load to 124 per cent by 2020. The vote was seen as a key test of Merkel’s authority over her centre-right coalition ahead of federal elections next September.

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